W. Paul Bowers
2019
In 2019, W. Paul Bowers earned a total compensation of $8.9M as Former Chairman, President and CEO, Georgia Power at Southern Company, a 65% increase compared to previous year.
Compensation breakdown
| Change in Pension Value and Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Earnings | $3,816,375 |
|---|---|
| Non-Equity Incentive Plan | $1,319,531 |
| Salary | $904,568 |
| Stock Awards | $2,761,923 |
| Other | $59,846 |
| Total | $8,862,243 |
Bowers received $3.8M of change in pension value and nonqualified deferred compensation earnings, accounting for 43% of the total pay in 2019.
Bowers also received $1.3M in non-equity incentive plan, $904.6K in salary, $2.8M in stock awards and $59.8K in other compensation.
Rankings
In 2019, W. Paul Bowers' compensation ranked 930th out of 13,971 executives tracked by ExecPay. In other words, Bowers earned more than 93.3% of executives.
| Classification | Ranking | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
All | 930 out of 13,971 | 93rd |
Division Transportation, Communications, Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 90 out of 895 | 90th |
Major group Electric, Gas, And Sanitary Services | 28 out of 352 | 92nd |
Industry group Electric Services | 12 out of 107 | 89th |
Industry Electric Services | 12 out of 107 | 89th |
Source: SEC filing on April 15, 2022.
Bowers' colleagues
We found four more compensation records of executives who worked with W. Paul Bowers at Southern Company in 2019.